Monday, January 11, 2010

After almost 5 years and 1,112 posts, I've decided to put The BDR on indefinite hiatus.

It's been a great ride. I've enjoyed almost every minute of it. But the joy of discovering and sharing has, over the past few months, become the tedium of finding and posting. So it's time to stop. I might resurrect The BDR if it feels right, or I might blog about something else. It's too early to tell.

2009 was a wonderful year, and I can't thank you enough for showing up: a third of a million visits from 190 countries yielded just shy of 640,000 page views. 3 of those visits came from Nuuk, Greenland. Thank you, Nuuk :-)

Hey Joseph. Thanks for all your work over the last 5 years. The BDR was amazing and clearly a labour of love. I can honestly say that I would not have started The Casual Optimist without it. I certainly can't replace you! Good luck with all your future projects and stay in touch man.

Sad to hear, but you can go on in the happy knowledge that after discovering your blog and coming back to it on a fairly regular basis, I no longer look at books in a book store the way I did before. So thanks, and take care.

Thank you for all of the great design, commentary and fun over the years. You are a class act, sir, and The BDR will be sorely missed. I look forward to joining you on your next online adventure, whenever and wherever that may be.

Hi Joseph, I've really enjoyed everything you've done here - didn't realise you'd been at it for 5 years! Time for a well deserved break and new pastures... Hope you bring your wit and insight to some new project in the future. Cheers! Dan

Thanks for the always entertaining, thought-provoking and enlightening blog, and all the best for whatever you do next! I'm an editor at a small book publishing company and your blog has changed the way I think about and look at book design: thank you. I know I'll continue to explore your archives. You'll be missed!

Joseph, thank you for the wonderful five years you have devoted to helping expand our horizons when it comes to book cover design. It's been a pleasure to ride along on this journey, and I wish you well moving forward.

Saludos from Mexico City, I've been reading your blog for close to four years now. Can't even remember how I got here. Sad to see it go. Good luck on everything and thanks for showing us all those cool covers.

I only started reading your wonderful blog about 2 months ago - am very sorry as a latecomer that you've taken this decision. I wish you very best of luck, hope you might start another blog one day. Cheers, Tony.